Comments on: Cincinnati Fish Fry Crawl – Week 1 – DeSales Church

By: Etha

Etha — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 04:18:56 +0000

I was spoiled. I grew up having fish frys. We spent every summer on Herrington Lake in Kentucky on a house boat. Fishing and swimming was heaven and Herrington was unspoiled then. We ended up with a lot of large and small mouthed bass but my favorite was Blue Gill. Little boney fish, that Blue Gill, but like crab it is so worth the effort to get to. My mom had the best corn meal and flour mix,

Those days have been long gone for me for some time and it is hard to find good fish. I think I may try attending a local fish fry sometime. = )

By: paml

paml — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 00:21:37 +0000

I like St Cecilia’s in Oakley and Navity in Pleasant Ridge. Have always been our favorites- good portions. We are not Catholic, just like to hop fish frys during Lent. We will have try De Sales. De Sales looks like good portions. There are some that like to be a little chintzy in portions, we just do not go back to those. Ones that have their coleslaw in tarter sauce containers or smaller must know what a portion size is- 1 oz is not. I am all for a good fish fry and faith.

By: Loki

Loki — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 17:29:33 +0000

I think Foxydot is on to something with her “here for the fish, not the faith” thing. Count me in on that!

By: Quimbob

Quimbob — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 15:54:28 +0000

I’m not Catholic but I like nunsploitation movies. Growing up in SW Ohio I always thought fish frys were a fact of life. I went to St Boniface last year. It was ok, people were nice, it was clean, efficient & kinda fun.

By: techchick

techchick — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 01:57:29 +0000

I agree that St. Francis DeSales is a good fish fry to visit. A few years ago a friend of mine and I hit a different one every Friday during Lent, and DeSales was one of our favorites. Nativity in Pleasant Ridge also has a really nice one, and they sell beer! Don’t forget to try some of the really good homemade desserts at DeSales. One of my favorite parts of the Fish Fry there. Have fun!

By: foxydot

foxydot — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:13:19 +0000

Every year my husband and I threaten to treat ourselves to a fish fry and every year we fail. I’d love to do one of these with a few other “here for the fish, not the faith” types.

By: joelrobb

joelrobb — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 14:47:28 +0000

If their fish is as good as I remember it, you won’t be disappointed by St. Williams. You should also try our secular venues: The Green Derby and Detroit Joe’s in Newport, and The Crow’s Nest in Price Hill. At least when Cincinnatians eat fish, they eat it right.

By: Joy Pierson

Joy Pierson — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 00:09:21 +0000

You’ve gotta try St. Clare in College Hill – fried or baked fish, pizza, shrimp, salads, mac-n-cheese, and beer on tap. Also try St. Catharine in Westwood – they include homemade soups & desserts, shrimp, pizza,fries and fish, of course!

By: Loki

Loki — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 05:20:30 +0000

I must admit to being a bit skeptical of seafood this far inland (I hail from New Orleans originally) I am willing to keep an open mind. Might have to tag along to one or two of these, it’s a tradition I was not expecting to find here.